The Secret Life of Things first animation -- 'Life Pscycle-ology' is a humorous look at the life story of an unhappy mobile phone, who seeks therapy after his owner dumps him in favour of a new model.

"REALITY IS SUCH A PROMISCUOUS CONCEPT"

"PORTALS" is an anthology of short stories, poems and gonzo journalism by artist, filmmaker and Undergrowth editor Timothy Parish.

Selected from writings over five years, including short stories previously published in anthologies NOMADOLOGY, The JOURNEYBOOK, HERDING KITES and RANDOM MOLECULES. 

After a period of traversing the galaxy and capturing new tones from outer space SPOONBILL has returned with a new set of aerodynamic tunes entitled ‘AIRBORNE’. Designed to challenge gravity on dance floors across the globe, this 5 track EP kicks straight into warp speed with heavy weighted crunchy grooves that erupt from the speakers. Combining burly bass and beats with growling synths, twisted sound design and spliced samples, this dense sonic spectrum fuses together to form a megacraft to haul you to a new world of sound.

TALES FROM THE UNDERGROWTH

 8pm THURSDAY 29th JULY, 2010

LOOP BAR, 23 Meyers Place, Melbourne CBD

‘Tales from the Undergrowth’ is a night of three book launches by authors from the independent publisher and art collective Undergrowth. The night will feature readings and performances from ‘Portals’ by Tim Parish, ‘ALUC(i)NA’ by Benjamin Wild and ‘Mercury’ by performance poet Si, as well as spoken word by conscious hip hop artist Hugo, and spoken word by Aime Lou, Tarir.

 "UNHEARD VOICES FROM A FORGOTTEN LAND" IS A GRAPHIC NOVEL BY AN ANONYMOUS ARTIST AND WRITER. IT DETAILS IN STARK AND BEAUTIFUL IMAGERY THE HISTORY OF THE STRUGGLE FOR INDEPENDENCE FOR WEST PAPUA. 

 BELOW IS THE TRANSCRIPT SENT OUT BY THE UNKNOWN AUTHORS:

Dear Friends,

Please help us help humanity by reading and encouraging other adults to read the graphic novel at www.papuanvoices.com. (Does not yet work on mobile phones.)

The Illustrator and I have chosen to release the first three chapters (60 pages) now, given the urgency of the content but also because we can update and add to this "flip book" over time. (Try your scroll wheel to flip pages.)

If you care about disappearing cultures and biodiversity, you can help raise the world's awareness of West Papua by forwarding this appeal to your friends and colleagues, or by letting them know about this through Facebook, Twitter or word-of-mouth.

If you enjoy the beautiful illustrations in this book and you come to appreciate the global significance and dire urgency of its story, please tell others about papuanvoices.com.

The Author

Moons And Planets.

Levin A. Diatschenko

  Imagine a moon who revolves around three or so planets. Frustrated, he exclaims, “I am a planet too! I am not just your moon!” It is not true, of course; he is only a moon.

FIESTA DE LA LUNA > 3 DAY FULL MOON CELEBRATION @ HARNEY BEACH, MANDORAH >  NORTHERN TERRITORY

LIVE MUSIC > DJs > VJs > FILMS > PERFORMANCE > CIRCUS > ART

23/24/25 JULY 2010 (DARWIN SHOW LONG WEEKEND)

THE FIESTA DE LA LUNA will be a three day carnival of art, music and performance held at the beautifull secluded Harney Beach coastal reserve across the harbour from Darwin. The festival will include live music, DJ's, films screenings, live VJ performances, dance and circus acts as well as art and decor by local artists.

No Man’s Land;

Experimenting with a military approach to psychological evolution.

There are three barriers between you and the outside world. The first is your physical body. The second is your emotional body or ‘body of desire’. The third is your mind, or intellect, the mental body. Collectively, this is called the ‘personality.’[1]

'Coalition of the Willing' is a collaborative animated film and web-based event about an online war against global warming in a 'post Copenhagen' world.

‘Coalition of the Willing’ has been Directed and produced by Knife Party, written by Tim Rayner and crafted by a network of 24 artists from around the world using varied and eclectic film making techniques. Collaborators include some of the world’s top moving image talent, such as Decoy, World Leaders and Parasol Island.

The film offers a response to the major problem of our time: how to galvanize and enlist the global publics in the fight against global warming. This optimistic and principled film explores how we could use new Internet technologies to leverage the powers of activists, experts, and ordinary citizens in collaborative ventures to combat climate change. Through analyses of swarm activity and social revolution, 'Coalition of the Willing' makes a compelling case for the new online activism and explains how to hand the fight against global warming to the people.

To find out all about the project and to join our Facebook page, follow us on Twitter, or get the iPhone App visit:
http://coalitionofthewilling.org.uk/

UNDERGROWTH & OMELETTE RECORDS are proud to present the unique electronic soundscapes of SPOONBILL for the first time in Darwin.

SPOONBILL (aka Jim Moynihan) is one of Australia's most original and experimental electronic musicians. His unique sonic creations dodge genres, traversing glitch, dubstep and anarchist bass funk mash ups unlike any other producer. Sometimes lauded as 'intelligent dance music', othertimes described as 'vaudeville electronica', his latest album 'ZOOMORPHIC' was chosen as Radio National's album of the week in 2009 which they described as 'musically funny...' as well as 'technically sophisticated'.

SPOONBILL has played festivals nationally and internationally including Burning Man (US), Symbiosis (US), Rainbow Serpent (AUS), Glade Festival (UK), Shambhala (CAN) and Fusion (Germany) and many more. He will be coming to Darwin for one performance only.

The gig will be at the newly relocated HAPPY YESS, now situated within the historical BROWNS MART venue, in the heart of Darwin City.

The night will feature music from 9:30pm with local Darwin guests DJs and visuals by VJ VERB (AKA Tim Parish) and VJ Asterix will provide live visuals on the night with Djs till late.